complicity

Day 53Level 2

kuhm-PLIH-sih-tee

collaboration

partnership in wrongdoing; state of being an accomplice

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

collaboration, cahoots, involvement

Antonyms:

noninvolvement

Example Sentence:

Former Egyptian dictator could leave prison, where he was serving life for complicity in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 revolution.

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outline

a-DUM-brayt

to foreshadow vaguely; outline; indicate

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appeal; power to attract

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dis-ap-ruh-BEY-shuhn

disapproval; condemnation

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to slight or belittle

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